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Using your own LLM models in the GitHub Copilot app

Connect a model from an external provider of your choice by supplying your own API key, then use the model in agent sessions.

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Nota:

Support to use your own provider (BYOK) in the aplicación Copilot de GitHub is in versión preliminar pública and subject to change.

You can configure the aplicación Copilot de GitHub to use your own LLM provider, also called BYOK (Bring Your Own Key), instead of GitHub-hosted models.

Nota:

This article is for users who want to configure their own LLM provider API key on their local machine. To set up custom models for users in an organization or enterprise, see Uso de las claves de API del proveedor LLM con Copilot and Uso de tus claves de API del proveedor LLM con Copilot.

Supported providers

aplicación Copilot de GitHub supports these model providers:

  • OpenAI
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Microsoft Foundry
  • Anthropic
  • Ollama
  • Foundry Local
  • LM Studio
  • Any OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint

Prerequisites

Add a model provider

  1. Open the aplicación Copilot de GitHub.
  2. Open app settings, then click Model providers.
  3. Click Add provider.
  4. Select your provider.
  5. Enter the provider details. This varies by provider but may include the display name, base URL, and API key.
  6. Click Add provider to save the provider.

After you add a provider, its models appear in the model picker alongside GitHub-hosted models. You can select the model and use it in a session. For more information, see Trabajar con sesiones de agente en la aplicación GitHub Copilot.

Keys are stored in the system credential store and are never displayed in the UI.